TORONTO, ON  – A fan quickly made her way to the overarching perch above the ice at the Mattamy Athletic Centre moments after the UNB Reds secured the 2024 U SPORTS Men’s Hockey Championship.  Waving a New Brunswick flag, she quickly caught the attention of Kade Landry. He snapped up the flag, wrapped it around his back, and returned to celebrate with his teammates as … Continue reading “It hasn’t sunk in”: UNB caps off perfect season with record-breaking U CUP

TORONTO, ON – Exchanging a few laughs and looking relaxed, the UNB Reds men’s hockey team didn’t appear to have any nerves while stretching ahead of the 2023 U SPORTS Men’s Hockey Championship.  However, it was all business when they took the ice for warmups. That’s the magic of what this UNB hockey program has developed under head coach Gardiner MacDougall, with the ability to … Continue reading UNB Reds complete perfect season with 10th U SPORTS title

TORONTO, ON — Jumping in front of the camera, holding his fingers up as the No. 1, Marc-Ettiene Hubert knows what the peak of U SPORTS men’s hockey feels like—that move from 2022, sliding across the ice at Acadia University in dress shoes, was the top. It’s where the program wants to get to again.  Seldom a rambunctious or ecstatic coach, he’s in many ways … Continue reading PREVIEW: UQTR ready for monumental challenge in U SPORTS final with UNB

Toronto, ON – With just under four minutes remaining in the third period of a 4-4 tie, the UQTR Patriotes’ David Noel held the puck at the top of the left circle. Stepping forward, he wired a low wrister going glove side on McGill Redbirds’ goalie Alexis Shank, but it just skimmed by the right post. The puck looked like it might clip the boards … Continue reading UQTR finds slightest edge to get past McGill and into U CUP final

TORONTO, ON – It didn’t take much convincing for Felix Lafrance to join the UQTR Patriotes after his QMJHL career ended. With his older brother, Simon Lafrance, winning U SPORTS and OUA titles the year before, linking up was the premier option for post-junior hockey.  Now, in his sophomore season and coming off his second OUA Queen’s Cup with UQTR, Felix follows in his brother’s … Continue reading “It’s emotional”: Lafrance brothers looking to end UQTR partnership with U SPORTS title

TORONTO, ON—The 2024 U SPORTS Men’s Hockey Championship in Toronto is catching the hockey world’s eye more than in recent times, and several NHL and AHL scouts have been watching the eight teams competing over four days.  However, unlike past tournaments, which featured primarily amateur scouts for one or two days and required a more dedicated effort from the Montreal Canadiens and Winnipeg Jets organizations, … Continue reading U CUP prices driving scouts and students away